diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index ce382ada11..e6b290fa08 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("HtmlUnit", "4.4.0") {
+	library("HtmlUnit", "4.5.0") {
 		group("org.htmlunit") {
 			modules = [
 				"htmlunit" {